... when I'm 191 (or thereabouts)?
As Jonathan enters his 192nd year, he still shows a zest for life, said Joe Hollins, who helps care for the 400-pound tortoise
...The Seychelles giant tortoise has already beat the average 150-year life expectancy for a land tortoise by several decades, but Hollins is hopeful that he'll be greeting visitors well into his third century at the governor's residence on St. Helena, a British territory located about 1,200 miles off the coast of Africa.
With the exception of Greenland sharks, which are estimated to live at least 250 years, "it astounds me to think there is no living creature on the surface of this planet that was in existence before him," said Hollins...
...Jonathan also enjoys the sounds that come from a nearby tennis court, Hollins added, noting that the tortoise "sits outside the court like a fossilized spectator."
"The clack-clack of tennis balls and shouted challenges and laughter draw him over," he said. "It was recorded in 1969 that he used to be mischievous, disrupting croquet games by sitting on the balls, and turning over benches by the tennis court."...
Jonathan is on the left in this historical photo taken on St. Helena Island, circa 1882 to 1886. (Joe Hollins)
All of a sudden I'm feellng a lot more sprightly
As Jonathan enters his 192nd year, he still shows a zest for life, said Joe Hollins, who helps care for the 400-pound tortoise
...The Seychelles giant tortoise has already beat the average 150-year life expectancy for a land tortoise by several decades, but Hollins is hopeful that he'll be greeting visitors well into his third century at the governor's residence on St. Helena, a British territory located about 1,200 miles off the coast of Africa.
With the exception of Greenland sharks, which are estimated to live at least 250 years, "it astounds me to think there is no living creature on the surface of this planet that was in existence before him," said Hollins...
...Jonathan also enjoys the sounds that come from a nearby tennis court, Hollins added, noting that the tortoise "sits outside the court like a fossilized spectator."
"The clack-clack of tennis balls and shouted challenges and laughter draw him over," he said. "It was recorded in 1969 that he used to be mischievous, disrupting croquet games by sitting on the balls, and turning over benches by the tennis court."...
Jonathan is on the left in this historical photo taken on St. Helena Island, circa 1882 to 1886. (Joe Hollins)
All of a sudden I'm feellng a lot more sprightly
